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After Neel's crew has left, some timber framers stay behind to help finish the swinging-weight trebuchet. Frenchman Renaud Beffeyte, a restorer of ancient castles, was guided in his design of this trebuchet by medieval drawings and writings. Instead of using lead weights, this machine relies on a huge hinged bucket that can be filled with available rubble or dirt—a far more convenient design for medieval armies. The machine is even more massive than its counterpart. Previous Next Medieval Arms Race | NOVA Builds a Trebuchet | Life in a Castle Destroy the Castle | Resources | Transcript Medieval Siege | Pharaoh's Obelisk | Easter Island | Roman Bath | China Bridge | Site Map Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |